Jim Whittaker, First American to Stand on Top of Everest, Dies at 97
The mountaineer who planted the American flag on Everest in 1963 died Tuesday at home in Washington.
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The mountaineer who planted the American flag on Everest in 1963 died Tuesday at home in Washington.
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